The Strangers: Prey at Night

I love advance screenings simply because I feel that I can give all of you an advance notice of where to spend your money on the weekends and this week was no exception and I decided to check out Lewisville’s newest Movie Place The Coyote Drive-In over on Hwy 121 for an Early showing of The Strangers:Prey at Night.

First off these advance screenings have tight security and I unfortunately understand why. With advances in technology the movie can be on the file share sites before you know it and…that ruins it for everyone. As a result the studios didn’t want us in our cars for this show and had us all placed in chairs in front of the screen on a lawn. Well you had to bring your own chair and blanket.

I did not receive this memo from the boys at GoFobo.

Thank You to the folks at The Coyote who not only gave me a lawn chair that you would reserve they even carried it to the lawn for me, and when I told them that I was going to my car to get a warmer coat they saw that I was walking with a cane and had quite a way to go across the field, even had one of their guys give me a lift in a golf cart! Needless to say It was appreciated.

That is service as well as quite an experience as well. With it being a Drive-In Theatre there is a nice retro vibe from a era many thought was gone and never to return while also giving a modern approach.

The popcorn was excellent! They also have a Pepsi mix fountain and a full bar. I will have to try the rest of the offerings in the restaurant at a later time.

Now on to the Flick!

The Terror Trio of Sadistic Psychos are back! This time with 47 Meters Down director Johannes Roberts taking the helm from Bryan Bertino who remained on as writer with Ben Ketai.

After their horrific attack in the original 2008 film they have a new set of targets, including Mad Men star Christina Hendricks, and The Ring’s Martin Henderson as their intended victims.

Following a distinctions family that is in the process of taking the daughter to a boarding school, which this is against her wishes as well as a brother that is forced to come along, our set of parents plan to stay the night at an empty trailer park managed by their Aunt. Well you can assume what happens next. It however does not go the way you will expect.

Like it’s decade old predecessor focuses more on it’s Darkness and suspense than it does on jump scares and gore…That being said it does follow the basic sequel rules being that there is more gore and a bigger body count.

Also like the previous flick…Someone went to “The John Carpenter Film School”. From the music that made me think of The Fog to a scene that made me reminisce about Christine. Not to mention a part that made me think of the late Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

All that aside this flick is your Basic Slice and Dice and does not break any real ground but is still a great time to be had and I will recommend watching in a full Theatre.

7 Dead Bodies
0 Breasts
3 Beasts
2 car chases with multiple Crashes
Throat Slashing
Multiple Stabbings
Beatings
Shootings
Burnings
Impaleings

Gratuitous 80s Soundtrack
Trailer Park Fu
Stranger Fu